COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Crawford County

Illinois · 19,464 residents · 444 sq mi

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With 19,464 people, Crawford County is a county in Illinois. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $36,400. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 37.0, about 4 years above the US median. Households here earn about 26% less than in Illinois as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,464

−5%vs 2000

vs 20,452 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

444 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,247)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,381)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,392)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(1,305)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(822)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(2,997)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(2,640)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(2,080)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(2,039)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(1,895)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(1,378)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(288)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,912

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,531 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,768

−30%vs 2000

vs $16,869 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,400

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $372 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.4%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

21.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(18,925)

Black4.5%(920)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(351)

Asian0.3%(70)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(19,276)

Black0.4%(79)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(49)

Asian0.3%(60)

Other0.3%(49)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(300)

South American0.4%(83)

Colombian0.4%(81)

Puerto Rican0.2%(44)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Cuban0%(9)

Chilean0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(25)

Asian Indian0%(7)

Vietnamese0%(4)

Chinese0%(3)

Ancestry

German17.9%(3,319)

English14.6%(2,708)

Irish9.5%(1,762)

American7.5%(1,397)

French2%(379)

Scottish1.7%(321)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(295)

Italian1.4%(255)

Polish1.3%(248)

Dutch0.9%(169)

Welsh0.6%(111)

Swedish0.6%(109)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(58)

Norwegian0.2%(44)

Czech0.2%(35)

Croatian0.2%(30)

Austrian0.2%(28)

Lithuanian0.1%(22)

Slovak0.1%(22)

Armenian0.1%(21)

Greek0.1%(21)

Russian0.1%(21)

Danish0.1%(20)

Ukrainian0.1%(17)

French Canadian0.1%(12)

Hungarian0.1%(12)

Belgian0%(9)

Romanian0%(4)

Swiss0%(4)

Canadian0%(3)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.0%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 13.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.6%(2,700)

Married52%(4,306)

Widowed3.3%(276)

Divorced12.1%(1,000)

Women 15+

Never married19.1%(1,369)

Married55.1%(3,950)

Widowed11%(786)

Divorced14.8%(1,063)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.3%(238)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17%(199)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.7%(523)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(52)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,170 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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